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Taranaki Daily News, 13 July 1922, Page 4

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A Wellington message reports the death of Detective-Sergeant Andrews, a well-known police officer. A cable from London reports the death of Sir George Prothero, a distinguished English scholar. He was editor of the Quarterly Review and vicepresident of the Royal Historical Society. Many important university posts in England have been held by Sir George, whose publications are numer-

There died at the Palmerston North Hospital on Saturday another old colonist in the person of Mr. Samiiel Davey. Born in Taranaki 78 years ago, the deceased gentleman saw fourteen months of service in the Maori war and after its termination .proceeded to the residence of his parents in Nelson, where he resided for a number of years. He removed with his wife and family to Palmerston North about 50 years ago, and took up a farm in the Kairanga, being one of the pioneers of the district.

On the' occasion of the. tenth anniversary of his accession to the Premiership. the Reform members of the. House of Representatives tendered the Right Hon. W. F. Massey a complimentary dinner in the Social Hall, Parliamentary Buildings, on Monday night. Sir William Herries presided over a large gathering; and, on behalf of members, presented Mr. Massey with a handsome silver soup tureen and with a silver trin-ket-box for Mrs. Massey, both articles being suitably engraved.